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2022 Midterm Illinois Election Results: Who won governor race, U.S House and Senate seats?
CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois headed to the polls Tuesday to pick their choose for governor, Secretary of State, and a number of different federal, state and native places of work.
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Governor JB Pritzker defeated Republican State Senator Darren Bailey to win re-election
Tuesday night time, the Related Press initiatives.
Pritzker and Bailey labored to drum up last-minute assist amongst their core bases forward of Election Day. After greeting commuters Tuesday morning, each then forged their very own ballots. Pritzker gathered supporters in Chicago Tuesday night time, whereas Bailey held his occasion in Springfield.
U.S. Home and Senate Races
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth was additionally reelected Tuesday night time, defeating Illinois political newcomer and lawyer Kathy Salvi, the Related Press projected.
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Illinois state places of work
Republicans might take over the Illinois Supreme Court docket for the primary time in 50 years if they’re profitable in getting a 4-3 majority Tuesday, with points like abortion and gun management prone to come earlier than them within the coming years.
Two-term incumbent Democrat Sean Casten is dealing with off in opposition to Republlican candidate and Orland Park mayor, Keith Pekau, for Illinois’ remapped sixth Congressional District.
And Republican candidate Scott Gryder hopes to unseat incumbent Democratic congresswoman Lauren Underwood and switch Illinois’ 14th Congressional District pink once more.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly wins re-election in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, ABC Initiatives.
Voting and voter turnout
Voter turnout has been robust in downtown Chicago thus far. As of 5 p.m. election officers mentioned over 37% of voters citywide have turned out to vote thus far, with over 571,000 ballots already forged.
Downstate, election officers in Champaign County reported cyberattacks had slowed the voting course of. The Illinois Board of Elections now says the problem has been “resolved.”
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Poll initiatives and different measures
Illinois voters will determine Tuesday whether or not to amend their state structure to ensure the proper to cut price collectively.
The Illinois measure requires 60% of these voting on the query to vote “sure” for it to go or 50% of all votes forged to be in favor of the query.
Indiana elections
Republicans are hoping to take Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan’s northwestern Indiana congressional seat, which has been a Democratic stronghold because the Thirties within the GOP-dominated state.
Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Younger has received his Indiana seat for a second time period. Younger’s win in Tuesday’s election got here after he adopted a front-runner technique all through his marketing campaign that largely ignored Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott.
Wisconsin elections
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers staked his bid Tuesday for a second time period, dealing with in opposition to in opposition to Tim Michels.
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Abortion, a difficulty that has already galvanized voters in states like Kansas, is on the poll on this midterm in Michigan, Kentucky, California, Montana and Vermont.
Pennsylvania is dwelling to a few of the most hotly contested midterm races, with John Fetterman dealing with off in opposition to Dr. Oz for Senate, and a contentious governor’s race as nicely.
Arizonans head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in congressional, state and a number of other down-ballot elections. The election will decide who controls the border state, which President Joe Biden narrowly flipped in 2020.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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FILE photograph: View of the Chicago Hearth Division, the third largest municipal hearth division in america of America, within the Chinatown neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2014.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
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For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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